Disclosure

A constant internal battle that I have is what I should disclose to people. Compared to others I feel that I disclose way more. By way of example I've * Told two separate people I didn't enjoy kissing them * Have told people I find them unattractive * Told

Dear Ben,

Hey you wrote to me the other day asking me about these blogs. I've taken a break trying to create a wedding app for Sam and Heather. Except I don't work on the app that much or as much as I should. I'm in

Reflections on Twitter Speed Run

This past Sunday I attended a welcome party for Fractal University , which is a community of people teaching their community. As part of the welcome party there was a set of sampler courses you could do (if you want to see the full Spring Semester listing). I choose to do

A New York Moment

At a pizza by the slice place I lock eyes with a man ordering pizza with his friends. He gives me a head nod of acknowledgement. I mention that they have made the smart choice of ordering a whole pie instead of going by the slice. Then I learn they

Quit to get ahead

In America one value people seem to have is never giving up! I think this was really prevalent as a child. If you wanted to learn to ride a bike it didn't matter that you fell, you needed to get back up and try again. If a child

Life Paths

When I was in high school I largely excelled in various subjects. I also enjoyed all the subjects. Perhaps I found history the most fascinating, but I also wanted to be challenged in college. Music seemed the most inspiring subject. In almost every other subject I was relying on memorization.

I made bagels, and cream cheese

A few months ago right as I joined my new job I also had my birthday! My job ended up sending me a link to snappy , and the option to select a gift for myself. Initially I postponed buying anything. Then I showed my girlfriend and she suggested I buy

Rejection Therapy

This past weekend I attended my first Milonga. Confusingly Milonga refers to a genre of music, a type of dance and a dance party for Tango. Thankfully, I did a little research and knew a bit about the social norms at a Milonga. In a Milonga there is usually a

A rift

Every so often I encounter a friendly teasing relationship with people. Most recently I have encountered this with my Tango teacher. At a small practice that he held he told me that he didn't know what he would do with me as a student, but he was happy

Happy Hanukkah

Today I was on a 6 hour call with my brother. My brother and I talk possibly a few times a day, but a 6 hour call certainly seems like a record. The call started out normally. I intended to play video games later in the day so I was